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William Lewis Smyth 1868–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1868

Birth Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Death Date: 1938

Death Location: Caulfield, Victoria

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Spouse(s): Caroline Howard

Children(s): Frederick Smyth, Muir Smyth, Esther Smyth, Lewis Smyth

William Lewis Smyth was born in 1868 in Glasgow, Scotland, the child of William Smyth And Mary Ann Crawfird. In 1914, William Lewis Smyth resided in Malvern, Henty, Victoria, Australia. William Lewis Smyth married Caroline Rose Howard, and had children including Esther Furgusson Smyth, Frederick Crawford Smyth, Lewis Crawford Ashford Smyth, Muir Howard Smyth. William Lewis Smyth passed away in 1938 in Caulfield, Victoria.

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Biography

  • William Lewis Smyth was born in 1868 in Glasgow, Scotland, the child of William Smyth And Mary Ann Crawfird.
  • In 1914, William Lewis Smyth resided in Malvern, Henty, Victoria, Australia.
  • William Lewis Smyth married Caroline Rose Howard, and had children including Esther Furgusson Smyth, Frederick Crawford Smyth, Lewis Crawford Ashford Smyth, Muir Howard Smyth.
  • William Lewis Smyth passed away in 1938 in Caulfield, Victoria.

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William Smyth's Ancestors

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William Smyth
1868–1938
Birth Place: Glasgow, Scotland
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William Smyth's Descendants

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William (Lewis) Smyth (abt 1868–1938) m. Caroline (Rose) Howard (1867–June 1955)
  1. 1. Frederick (Crawford) Smyth 1897–
  2. 2. Muir (Howard) Smyth 1895–1989 m. Amy (Isabel) Johnstone 1898–1975
    1. 1. Keith (Muir) Smyth 1922–2018
  3. 3. Esther (Furgusson) Smyth 1893–1936 m. William McCullagh 1888–1938
  4. 4. Lewis (Crawford Ashford) Smyth 1891–1980

William Smyth's Timeline

6 Records

1868
abt 1868
Birth of William Lewis Smyth in Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow, Scotland
1890
1890
Age 22
William Lewis Smyth was married in Victoria
Victoria
1914
1914
Age 46
William Lewis Smyth resided here in Malvern, Henty, Victoria, Australia
Malvern, Henty, Victoria, Australia
1919
1919
Age 51
William Lewis Smyth resided here in Brunswick South, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
Brunswick South, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
1924
1924
Age 56
William Lewis Smyth resided here in St Kilda West, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia
St Kilda West, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia
1938
1938
Age 70
Death of William Lewis Smyth in Caulfield, Victoria
Caulfield, Victoria

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1868
    Event Place: Glasgow, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index
    [2] Australia, WWI Service Records, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1890
    Event Place: Victoria
    Record Source: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Malvern, Henty, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Brunswick South, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: St Kilda West, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Caulfield, Victoria
    Record Source: Australia Death Index

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